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Nov 21, 2024
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POLICY 3.5.4.2 - Charge
The primary focus of this committee is on courses and curricula. In addition, it is concerned with the overall educational aims of the university. It is through the curricula that these aims are achieved; thus, this committee is involved in academic planning and priority-setting as well as review of specific programs, curricula, and course offerings. The specific duties of the committee are:
- to review and recommend changes in the educational aims of the university and to establish academic priorities in light of these aims and objectives
- to review and make recommendations about policies and procedures for curriculum codification, academic program development and review, and related matters
- to review and act on all curriculum and program modifications proposed by individual school curriculum committees, including, but not necessarily limited to, course additions, deletions, modifications, changes of title or number of courses, substantial changes in content or prerequisites for an existing course, degree and institutional requirements, and new program proposals
- to establish and review policies for granting academic credit for courses
- to establish and review procedures for responsible review of existing academic programs, making recommendations regarding continuance or discontinuance of programs in light of educational aims of the university
- to submit monthly minutes and recommendations, to be voted on by the Senate
- to submit a final annual report and recommendations, to be voted on by the Senate
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